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Some worried he wouldn’t be able to retain the level of play he once enjoyed while others pegged him as a candidate for the Comeback Player of the Year award.

Halfway through the season, Luck is looking more like the latter, and Doug Farrar of Touchdown Wire named him just that in his 2018 mid-season awards.

Long passes were an issue over the first few weeks, but as Luck rounded back into shape, things began looking good—especially with new head coach and play-designer Frank Reich in charge. Behind the best offensive line he’s ever had and with Reich’s creative use of tight ends Jack Doyle and Eric Ebron, Luck is once again the franchise-defining player he once was. He leads the league with 342 passing attempts—all in a day’s work for a guy whose 627 attempts in 2012 set an NFL rookie record—and while that number speaks to his team’s overall offensive imbalance, it also tells the story of Luck’s remarkable comeback from an injury situation that would have ended some careers, and designated many quarterbacks to afterthought status.

Luck has some serious competition in the running for that award, especially when it comes to Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt, who is enjoying a strong comeback season.

Despite missing the entire 2017 season due to shoulder surgery, Luck is on pace to record career-highs in completions, pass attempts and touchdown passes.

With Luck back under center and Frank Reich calling the plays as head coach, the Colts offense has returned to being one of the top units in the entire NFL.

The Colts’ record likely keeps Luck from being the consensus pick for the award, but if they are able to make a playoff run, he’ll be right at the forefront of the race.

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